Second Chance Pilot: Part 3 of 3

[hormelinc]

Rock-Ola and Beer dispenser? I wanna go back to the 70's!!!

[FunkyDPL]

@masonben2011 The $5000 space was given an extra spin later in this series.

[moneybags1972]

Interesting that they start the second round with the player who has the least amount of spins, unlike the least amount of dollars like they did on PYL.

[HerecomestheCalavera]

What is crazy is 5000 in 1977 would be like almost 18,000 in 2010!

[quizmaster85]

Maggie's reaction at 2:11 is just classic :D

[ShadowLinkxMaster]

If anyone looks really close, Lynn was very close to hitting her 4th devil, watch on her spin right after she hit her 3rd devil, as soon as she stopped the light was over the devil on the right only to jump to a prize box

[Angie2343]

This show just SCREAMS the 70s.

[bngibbs]

Why would Jack not pass knowing she had 3 devils, 9 spins will give you AT LEAST one devil (unless you're Michael Larson).

[crazyclimber80]

Who was the regular announcer on the actual (non-pilot) series, Jack Clark or Jay Stewart? I know they've both done it for this show. Also, what came after and before this show on the schedule? At least in my area it was some daytime talk show that come on before this, I think, like Dinah or something, and SC came on at 9:00. Then I think maybe it was $25,000 Pyramid. Or was it Shoot For The Stars..? Can't really recall.

[bluebear1985]

@crazyclimber80 I don't know either, but Family Feud would have been on there somewhere.

[WheelWatcher12345]

This is a good show, but I think i'll stick to Press your Luck. Thanks for uploading this EXTREMLY RARE pilot.

[666Brago]

@WheelWatcher12345 Same here.  I actually grew up on Press Your Luck.

[pnyc1969]

The prizes were incredible. Trips everywhere! It's amazing that they gave away so much stuff so easily. You'd have to really work for even one of those trips on Price is Right. I think it's funny that the color tv cost more than the trip to Hawaii. And yes, I'm curious about a trip to Russia in 1977. I thought you had to be on one of those Jewish charity tours to go to the Soviet Union. It's kind of a silly show. All dumb luck. But at age 8 I used to love watching it.

[thegameshowguy]

It was a while ago, but I believe the space (originally $5,000 with FREE above and SPIN below) became a rectangle 4 digit eggcrate cut out in the middle of that octagon with FREE on top and SPIN on bottom of it.

[dim432]

whammyed or deviled

[jbrumfie79]

I dig the music !!

[Troggle84]

They had a "trip to Russia" on there. Not sure how that would have worked since...well, the Soviets were still around back then. Today, it's hard to get a visa to go to Russia, in 1976, probably nigh on impossible.

[1985Nebraska]

So this was before Press Your Luck? How many years did this Second Chance game show last?

[thegameshowguy]

Second Chance ran only 4 months. It was in that noon timeslot and the theory was that it was used as filler while ABC was readying a new G-T game they were pinning their hopes on, The Better Sex.

[sugarbear522]

Did anyone notice the randomizer on Second Chance ran twice as fast as Press Your Luck? I know it was necessary because the spaces do not change when the board was active.

[LoticaStudios]

Are you serious? lol

[vprim1990]

@sugarbear522 xactly twice as fast ??

[LoticaStudios]

@sugarbear522 lol, I didn't notice. Just kidding.

[bearhatesox]

I wish more episodes existed. Have there been any discoveries of episodes or home recordings?

[CoreyD1086]

They were all destroyed except the pilot. Don't know why

[darijoe]

Great show!

[rjdc33]

OMG. This was the show before Press Your Luck. I like that.

[KoraggRules]

poor maggie

[ToonKid2008]

At 4:03 what is that black spot on the Devil's mouth? Is that a missing tooth?

[crazyclimber80]

I believe that's his tongue. Sticking out, like "nyah, nyah, I'm taking your money".

[mtlgrad93]

"nop whammies,"no whammies, "no whammies", and stop, stop onm a whammie, thuis was an awesome game show from the late 80s ealy 90s

[quiznationrules]

Those were reruns on USA. The show aired on CBS from 9/19/1983 to 9/26/1986.

[Disneydanny]

i'm currently playing against Jack in a myspace version of "Gambit" he is currently kicking my ass

[sugarbear522]

Where can I find this Gambit on myspace? You got the link?

[PREGO1966]

I don't know where you can find Gambit on my space but I do know its here somewhere on you tube

[SuperGamer7]

Always wanted to see this, thanks!

[devonray75]

I know a website where there is a gamecontrol of this gameshow. It'll allow you to play this game on your own or invite 2 more people to play! It also gives you control of the scores and the board! If you want to know where it is, I'll reply the website on this comment. It's not spam. Seriously. =)

[ToonKid2008]

What's the link?

[gatorman295]

Gotta love Maggie's delayed reaction at 1:33...

[Noveltooner]

When the actual series aired, the contestant desk podiums were similar to those on "Press Your Luck" with numeric spin counters (passed and earned) and pop-up devils. The $5000 slot became "$5000 + One Spin." Toward the end of the run, the first digit flashed from 1 to 5 as the board spun.

[thegameshowguy]

yes..I remember..it flashed with an eggcrate readout.

[ToonKid2008]

@thegameshowguy Was the Eggcrate board for the entire space or was it just a rectangle than ran have through with FREE SPIN printed on? and was Free spin in regular font or was it the same font like all the other cash spaces?

[BlackwoodCompany]

This was really good. I was looking for this for a long time. Thank you.

[secondchance1977]

"Its never too late to take a second chance." Well, its too late to give ABC a second chance of preserving second chance!

[Hondo20132]

You make a good point right there.

[barber747]

And we, unfortunately, won't see 'tomorrow's episode' either, just like Jim stated!

[sugarbear522]

Lotsa drama on the final bonus round that's for sure. Now I see why this show got a literal "Second Chance" in a decade of excess with Press Your Luck.

[Hondo20132]

Eventually, some guy will end up finding an actual episode of this and insert this in the trading circuit. It happened to all those NBC shows from the late '70s.

[bluebear1985]

Could be. I'm guessing that some shows that are thought to be lost forever could be collecting dust in a vault somewhere.

[Hondo20132]

There was one contestant that did a mini-Larson run. secondchance1977 says that ABC does have that episode in their vaults, but, why else, they're stingy.

[GarfieldnPyramid]

Do you know anyone who knows someone that works at ABC because someone could sneak a copy from the vaults.

[GarfieldnPyramid]

Like $10,000 Pyramid.

[Hondo20132]

$10K is already in there. The CBS version anyway.

[GarfieldnPyramid]

Only 14 episodes from hollywood. There were about 200 New York episodes which I think are lost in the vaults. Only one full NY episode is on the trading circuit.

[GarfieldnPyramid]

I wish stam0015 would put his tape in the trading circuit. (if he even has it.)

[Hondo20132]

I'll probably tell him about it, and if he has an extra VCR or DVD recorder, he'd probably do it.

He said he plays the tape every so often, and his family gets their kicks when they do.

[GarfieldnPyramid]

Why hasn't he signed in for so long through?

[ShadowLinkxMaster]

He closed his account, so either he really does have it or wants us all to be curious.

[Hondo20132]

I have a rare photo from a book of gameshows.

[crazyclimber80]

Is this from The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows 2nd ed.? If so, I have that one and it looks like another pilot episode, because the devils are on the screens behind the players. I believe I remember the regular series started off with devils on cards, like the Whammies in PYL.

[Hondo20132]

Close. FIRST edition.

[crazyclimber80]

Cool.. what does the pic look like? Does it look like a pilot episode?

[Hondo20132]

The podiums are less wide, the devils are in slightly different places, and the $5000 space gives a free spin.

[crazyclimber80]

Is it possible you could scan it and send it to me? I really miss this show and would like to see it from its different incarnations (the pilots and regular series).

[secondchance1977]

I wouldnt mind seeing a pic of it either if you can scan it :)

[Hondo20132]

Well, if there's a way to put it on a personal message, I could do it, but I can't.

[piscesrising2006]

that was an amazing win..

[quizmaster85]

I just couldn't help but laugh at Maggie's "explosions" - full of power when you least expect it :)

[BlackwoodCompany]

I know that after she hit that devil.  That was classic.

[Golbez1991]

It's a wonder that so many great shows had such short runs, like this one. But if SC had a longer run, we would never see the hit that was Press Your Luck. Interesting how fate works.

[crazyclimber80]

Wow.. thanks a million for the upload! I was in 1st grade when I saw this show, and the devils used to scare me.

A couple musings:

At 2:06, Jim calls Maggie Nancy! :P

The question rounds sucked.. all 3 contestants have the same answer and Jim says "at least ONE of you is right". Why would anyone want to change their answer at this point? Just elimitating that "hint" would make the round a little better. The question format on PYL was perfect. And Peter was a MUCH more enjoyable host.

[Hondo20132]

Exactly what I said. The question rounds have a few kinks in 'em.

[secondchance1977]

:D Now all we need is that persons episode with their father on it!

[Hondo20132]

We've been waiting for it since May. As much as I'd like to see the ultra-rare rarity, don't count on it.

[secondchance1977]

I msgd him and he said he sgetting video cables. But, he said the quality was horrible.

[Hondo20132]

I don't care how bad the quality is. I just want to see this rarity uploaded, because it was a stroke of luck it even exists!

[GarfieldnPyramid]

Stam hasn't signed in for over 1 month I wish we could make a commecial that will tell people to send in there and his tapes of SC for money and there could be a lot of home recored episodes out there. My great Grandmother used to rec soaps and she could have by accident rec game show with SC. I haven't been able to look at the tapes throught.

[devares2006]

You know, garfield? That's a good idea. Not just SC, but other game shows that the networks wiped.

[DrSurprise]

wow, he sounds exactly like peter tomarken!

[JCStrickland]

that jack is a glutton 4 punishment

[crinos43]

I love that folding board.

[midknightryder13]

I always liked the fact that the board unfolded as part of the open -- nothing against PYL, but this open was VERY cool.

[nextbarker]

Maybe if they changed the color or added spins to it.

[Hondo20132]

They did to the spins part.

[Hondo20132]

They did add spins to the regular series. But yes, the set was WAY too yellow with a hint of orange.

[Bowlymania]

Glad this was uploaded. I only had it in really crummy quality on my PC :D

[GarfieldnPyramid]

Did your copy come with a slate?

[Hondo20132]

Yes, but he always edits slates outta his videos.

[GarfieldnPyramid]

I asked Bowlymania about his copy he had a lower quality episode of the pilot. I asked if it came with the slate.

[Tubewings]

A trip to Russia in a 1970s game show?

[Unit545]

I know! ;) LOL XD

[bmdposse]

Before Press your luck, it was second chances and it was great.